Taarabt hopeful of Morocco call

QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt has revealed he would not be able to turn down a call-up from Morocco to play in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Hoops manager Harry Redknapp had asked the midfielder to stay in the country as they attempt to battle against relegation from the Premier League. However, Taarabt is determined to impress national team coach Rachid Taoussi and win a call-up to the Moroccan side, who are 14/1 with bet365 to win the tournament. "I will do everything I can to prove to him [Taoussi] that I deserve to be there," the 23-year-old told the lequipe website. "He [Redknapp] came to see me to ask me not to go but I told him, 'If they call me, I can't refuse, boss. I love my country, I love the Moroccan people and football means a lot to them'. I warned him that the only solution was that the coach doesn't call me up."

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